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Topic History of: Are CD's dead?
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zooloo |
Martin wrote:
My favourite albums are still 35-50 minutes long, with no boring fillers, which so often deter the listener.
Agree there! The rubbish they tack on as bonus tracks beggars belief.
Who on Earth thinks I will replace my vinyl copy for a few tracks fished out of the bin. |
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Martin |
Another problem here that has been touched on, but not headed home, is that the cd does not actually HAVE to be filled up with the whole 76 minutes. My favourite albums are still 35-50 minutes long, with no boring fillers, which so often deter the listener.
There must be 100`s in my collection, of which the last part of the work has been seldom if at all played.
Less is more in my opinion, I hate album fillers, which the cd has made an essential element of retail.
And here is a picture of a cd, shocked by remarks:ohmy: |
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DJones |
CDs are only dead because they are much too expensive.
And you don't change this by adding "value", only if the prices are much lower (under 10 dollar/pound/euro).
There is only a small market (less than 10 per cent of the music market) for music videos and dvds. Most people couldn't care less about CD/DCD-bundles or the most stupid idea (so far) of DualDiscs (from the resident geniuses at SonyBMG). |
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Grandpa Harley |
All true... but there was a certain thrill of vinyl that's lost. I still remember the print smell of the new copy of Foxtrot by Genesis... or the Desk fold out and paper panties of School's Out by Alice... not forgetting the Muscle of Love greasy cardboard box and 'Phonograph Record', one of the last 'Avenue of Palms' Warner labels, another Alice special...
The last time I have a full album sensory experience was with the new Evanescence CD "The Open Door" even though it was jewel box size... I like the card CD covers. They feel like a
I thought some magic was gone from the world with the advent jewel box... now with MPEG, OGG and AAC its stripped the last little bit of fun from owning some of that stuff...
I know... I'm a Luddite... if you need me I'll be smashing Steam Mules and Spinning Jennies...
Having said that, I recall a sudden frission of pleasure when it struck me that I was reading 'The Age of Reason' by Thomas Paine, while travelling over the North Sea at a sizeable fraction of the speed of sound, on a device that held five books, most of my life at the time and was about the size of a Policeman's note book (the version I have now can hold three DVD movies and has room for some audio to spare...) Thom would have been amazed... |
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Vince W |
I don't believe CD's will die in the same way that vinyl hasn't been killed off.
It's just that the way people access music has changed. I know lots of people who have itunes but have never bought a download in their life, they simply copy any new CD they buy and play them on thier PC's because it's quicker and easier to access their music that way. Why spend time searching for a cd, getting it out and putting it into a CD player when it's there at a click of your mouse on your PC?
Same with vinyl, I get asked a lot about these new record decks that plug straight into a PC via the USB port and you can easily copy your favorite albums to your PC.
It's not just the music biz that is seeing the changes, if I get told about a TV programme that I have missed I can simply go to one of many bittorrent sites and download any programme for free to watch when I want.
It is an exciting time for consumers, I'm just glad I own my own IT support company and don't work in the music biz!  |
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